Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, both in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, both was 89.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
89.7%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
25th
of 32 countries
All-time high
94.1%
in 2021
All-time low
67.8%
in 2003
Years of data
22
2000–2023
Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, both in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 89.7% for completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, both in 2023.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, both in El Salvador peaked at 94.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.8%, in 2003.
That places El Salvador 25th out of 32 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, both in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.6% | — |
| 2001 | 73.8% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 70.3% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 67.8% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 78.7% | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 81.2% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 81.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 82.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 82.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 80.7% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 90.3% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 88.3% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 92.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 87.8% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 89.7% | -2.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 89.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.4%, 92% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 89.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.7%, 91% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.7% | 67.8% | 82.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 80.7% | 92.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 87.8% | 94.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 22 Dominican Republic 93.0% compare
- 23 Honduras 91.0% compare
- 24 Mozambique 90.4% compare
- 26 Nepal 88.1% compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 83.2% compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 79.2% compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, both in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, both in El Salvador was 89.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.8% in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, both?
- El Salvador ranks 25th out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, both rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release